U+1008A "𐂊" Linear B Ideogram B108F Sow Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+1008A "𐂊" Linear B Ideogram B108F Sow is a symbol from the ancient Linear B script used primarily in Mycenaean Greece for administrative records on clay tablets. This specific ideogram represents a sow, or adult female pig, and was employed in palace inventories to denote livestock, likely for purposes of tracking agricultural resources, ration allocations, or sacrificial offerings. Its inclusion in Unicode allows scholars and enthusiasts to digitally represent and study these early economic texts without needing specialized fonts, preserving a direct link to Bronze Age accounting practices.
General Properties
Code Point
U+1008A
Name
Linear B Ideogram B108F Sow
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
𐂊
HTML Hex Encoding
𐂊
UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x90 0x82 0x8A
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD800 0xDC8A
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0001008A
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud800\udc8a
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Linear B